Best VR headsets

Start here: Meta Quest 3. It's the headset most people should buy — sharp pancake lenses, a big library of standalone games and apps, and it also works with a PC for bigger titles. No PC or console needed to get going.

Who the others suit:

• Meta Quest 3S — the budget route into the same Quest library; you give up some lens and display quality to save money. The 256GB version is worth it if you install a lot.
• PlayStation VR2 — only if you already own a PS5 and want its big-budget exclusives; it's tethered and console-only.
• Bigscreen Beyond 2 — for PC sim and movie fans who want the lightest, most comfortable headset and already have a gaming PC and base stations.
• Pimax Dream Air / HTC Vive Focus Vision — enthusiast PC options with wide fields of view; more setup, more money, more fiddling.
• Phone-holder and cheap standalone headsets — fine for a first taste of 3D video, not for real VR gaming.

Skip anything that needs your phone if you want games.